Why does Hispanic Heritage Month start in mid-September?
09/20/2021 - 23:37
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This is the case of the Hispanic Heritage celebration in the United States that takes place between September 15 and October 15.
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Learn the story of this Hispanic woman who went from cleaning houses for a living to being the flight director on the Mars 2020 mission.
Diana Trujillo: The Latino presence beyond Earth
09/17/2021 - 22:23
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Learn the story of this Hispanic woman who went from cleaning houses for a living to being the flight director on the Mars 2020 mission.
Los muchos sabores de Guatemala
08/10/2021 - 14:56
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A sus 31 años, Sofia Deleon tiene ya dos exitosos restaurantes de cocina centroamericana en Filadelfia y planea abrir otros.
The Latina Entrepreneur Behind El Merkury
08/10/2021 - 14:30
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At 31 years old, Sofia Deleon has opened two successful Central American restaurants in Philly with more on the way.
Las mujeres inmigrantes como pilares de la comunidad
07/20/2021 - 15:58
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El nuevo mural de la artista Symone Salib retrata a siete inmigrantes mujeres con experiencias a menudo desconocidas fuera de sus realidades.
Immigrant Women as Community Cornerstones
07/20/2021 - 15:35
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Artist Symone Salib’s newest mural centers seven immigrant women offering experiences often unheard outside their realities.
Meet Call Your Sister
07/13/2021 - 16:18
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Call Your Sister is a podcast from Astrid Ferguson and Alex Hodgethat explores and celebrates the differences among Latinas.
Conozca a Call Your Sister
07/13/2021 - 15:36
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Call Your Sister, el podcast fundado por Astrid Ferguson y Alex Hodge, explora y celebra las diferencias entre latinas
Científico, chamán y emigrante
06/09/2021 - 10:03
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Tras su exitoso paso por Sundance, el último filme del franco-venezolano Alexis Gambis es una historia sobre identidad, genética, la migración y la reconciliación entre ciencia y el mito.
A scientist, shaman and migrant
06/08/2021 - 13:32
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After its successful run at Sundance, the latest film by Alexis Gambis is a story about identity, genetics, migration, science and myth.
(OP-ED) La hija de Jorge: Paola Ramos
05/11/2021 - 19:02
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Jorge’s Daughter: Paola Ramos | OP-ED
05/11/2021 - 18:55
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A new generation of American journalists, homegrown, bilingual, and tough cultural-hybrid cookies, is here to renew the sagging vitality of U.S. journalism. Check out, for example, the daughter of Jorge Ramos, Univision’s main news anchor.
‘Borinqueneers’, los veteranos de guerra puertorriqueños tienen un día oficial de celebración
01/04/2021 - 10:17
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El Congreso aprobó el Día Nacional de los Borinqueneers cada 13 de Abril, en reconocimiento a “la valentía, el servicio y el sacrificio ” del 65º Regimiento de Infantería.
A fake passport against real U.S. immigration policy
04/18/2020 - 23:23
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Is it a bald eagle or vulture? The fake passport made by the Latin artist Pilar Castillo could sneak through an ICE checkpoint until they notice the story engraved on its pages.
Un pasaporte falso contra la verdadera política migratoria de U.S
04/18/2020 - 23:10
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¿Águila calva o buitre? La falsificación realizada por la artista latina Pilar Castillo podría colar en un control del ICE, hasta que se fijasen en la historia grabada en sus páginas.
A photographer makes art with objects confiscated from migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border
12/03/2019 - 06:12
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No, it's not Pop Art, but the colorful trace of a humanitarian drama. Nightmare or American Dream?
Un fotógrafo hace arte con objetos confiscados a los migrantes en la frontera
12/03/2019 - 05:53
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No, no es una obra de arte pop, sino el colorido rastro de un drama humanitario. ¿Pesadilla o sueño americano?
Exposición de esculturas en Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
10/21/2019 - 13:27
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Los autorretratos tridimensionales, que se exhiben como parte del proyecto Vidas Suspendidas, narra el recorrido de nueve artistas latinos que viven en Filadelfia.
Sculpture exhibition at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens embodies immigrant stories
10/16/2019 - 18:27
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The three-dimensional self-portraits, displayed as part of the Vidas Suspendidas/Suspended Lives project, narrate the journeys of nine Latinx artists living in Philadelphia.
Alvaro Enciso: “Migrants who cross the Arizona desert are my heroes”
10/16/2019 - 04:32
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There are more than 3.000 corps from people who tried to arrive in the U.S. walking along the desert. This Colombian artist put crosses for them. He tells us in his own words...
Álvaro Enciso: “Los migrantes que atraviesan el desierto son mis héroes”
10/16/2019 - 04:18
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Más de tres mil migrantes han muerto tratando de llegar a U.S y el artista Álvaro Enciso clava una cruz por cada uno de ellos. Este es su testimonio...
Jewish activists in Philadelphia remind Americans that not everyone has freedom
07/10/2019 - 14:10
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On Independence Day, Jewish activists and allies in Philly protested against the government's treatment of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers in detention centers.
'Sanctuary stories' sheds new light on immigrants’ journeys
07/03/2019 - 16:29
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The Philadelphia premiere of the multimedia storytelling exhibition led by Colorado’s sanctuary leaders will be held on July 5 at Puentes de Salud in South Philly.
51 immigrants become new U.S. citizens
06/12/2019 - 18:25
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On June 11, as part of Immigrant Heritage Month, 51 new Americans were sworn in as citizens at the naturalization ceremony held at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Philadelphians celebrate immigrants in Love Park
06/05/2019 - 21:32
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On June 3, the city kicked off National Immigrant Heritage Month with an interactive art installation, “I Love Philly,” to showcase where immigrants and their families are from.